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J02 Acute pharyngitis

ICD-10-CM category J02 sits in Chapter 10 (Diseases of the respiratory system, J00-J99). It contains 3 billable codes for FY2027, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Always code to the most specific code available: a code with more characters that describes the diagnosis more precisely takes priority over a shorter one.

Billable codes in J02

CodeDescription
J02.0Streptococcal pharyngitis
J02.8Acute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms
J02.9Acute pharyngitis, unspecified

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